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Ezekiel 4: The Siege of Jerusalem Prophesied

Ezekiel 4: The Siege of Jerusalem Prophesied Collin Leong. July 13, 2025 (v1-17) Siege of Jerusalem Symbolized (v1-3) God told Elijah to take clay to draw the city of Jerusalem on it. He is to erect a siege against it, with ramps, and camps, and battering rams. He is to place an iron pan as an iron wall between him and the city and turn his face towards it. This siege will be a sign to the people of Israel.  Why did God symbolize the siege when Babylon had already exile these people? I believe the exiles still have hope that Jerusalem will be saved. They are in the second wave of exile in 597 BC, and they know that King Zedekiah is still in Jerusalem. They also know the Solomon temple is still standing. This gives them hope that there are still chances for them to return to Israel. But God intends to bring the third wave of exile (which happened in 586 BC) King Zedekiah and all the remaining Jews will be exiled. At that time the city and the temple will be destroyed. In a sense, t...
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Ezekiel 3: Ezekiel The Watchman

Ezekiel 3: Ezekiel The Watchman Collin Leong. July 10th 2025 (v1-15) Ezekiel Ate The Scroll (v1-11) God told Ezekiel to eat the scroll that was given to him in the last chapter. It tasted as sweet as honey in his mouth. God told him to speak his words to the people of Israel. He is not sent to speak to foreigners with language he doesn't understand, but to his own people. The foreigners would have listened to him, but the Israelites will not listen to him, as they did not listed to God. They are hardened and obstinate. But God will make Ezekiel unyielding and hardened as they are, his forehead like  the hardest stone, harder than flint. God told him not to be afraid of them, and say to them "This is what the Sovereign Lord says" , whether they listen or fail to listen. By eating the scroll, Ezekiel is not just receiving a message—he’s embodying it. The act signifies that the prophet must fully absorb God’s words, making them part of his very being before proclaiming them....
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Chapter 2: Ezekiel's Call To Be A Prophet

Chapter 2: Ezekiel's Call To Be A Prophet Collin Leong. July 6th, 2025 (v1-10) Prophet to the Israelites (v1-2) God told Ezekiel to stand up so that he can speak to him. The Spirit came into Ezekiel and raised him to his feet.  In those days, the Holy Spirit enters a human to strengthen him or to enable them to do miracles, or to preach God's word. When the task is done, the Spirit leaves the person. Eg:  Samson : “The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him” (Judges 14:6) , enabling feats of strength. But when he broke his Nazirite vow, “the Lord had left him” (Judges 16:20) . Saul : The Spirit came upon him when he was anointed king (1 Samuel 10:10) , but later “the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul” (1 Samuel 16:14) . However, in the new testament, once a person accepted Jesus as their Savior, the Holy Spirit comes into him and stay forever. (Ref: John 14:16-17; 1 Cor 3:16; 2 Tim 1:14; Eph 1:13-14 ) (v3-5) God sent Ezekiel to the Israelites, a rebellious nation ag...
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Chapter 1: Ezekiel’s Calling and First Vision

Chapter 1: Ezekiel’s Calling and First Vision Collin Leong. July 4, 2025 (v1-28) Ezekiel's Inaugural Vision (v1-3) Self Introduction. Ezekiel received the vision when he was 30 years old. He was with the exiles by the Kebar River in Babylon. This is around 593 BC, the 5th year of King Jehoiachin exile in the second wave. Ezekiel is a priest, the son of Buzi.  See the Introduction blog for more information about Ezekiel (v4-14) The Four Living Creatures Ezekiel saw a windstorm coming from the north, with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliants light. The center looks like a glowing metal. There were four living creatures in it. The had the form of a human, with straight legs, a feet are like the calf that gleamed like burnish bronze. They did not turn but went ahead, following the spirit. They sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.  All four has a human being face, but they also have the face of lion, ox, and eagle. They two wings spreading upwards, each wing to...
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